Author Archives: madelynruth@yahoo.com

Cover Reveal: One Small Hop

Posted on September 9, 2020 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Signed preorders: https://www.onemorepagebooks.com/one-small-hop MR: Prior to ONE SMALL HOP (Scholastic, May 2021), I was steeped in the 1980s for two books with writing partner Wendy Shang. ONE SMALL HOP is set in the future, but I haven’t shaken the 80s, … Continue reading →

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A poem for poem in your pocket day

Posted on April 30, 2020 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

A poem I wrote this morning Disinfectant It is hard to make a decision in relentless rain when you have no idea how things are normally when normal is a stray dog, anyway. You saw it through the window on … Continue reading →

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Writing prompt: For the birds

Posted on April 18, 2020 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Hi, all. A new writing prompt today. You can write a poem or a paragraph or even turn this one into a comic. What I want you to do is look at the animals around you — birds, squirrels, pets, … Continue reading →

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Grim Nursery Rhymes

Posted on April 18, 2020 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Some of you have probably heard the theory that the nursery rhyme “Ring Around the Rosie” is actually rooted in the plague. (Scholars say the rhyme actually predates the plague, but I grew up hearing that the “rosie” was a … Continue reading →

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Writing prompt: Spring

Posted on March 19, 2020 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

It’s spring. And, okay, maybe that’s not the first thing on everybody’s mind these days, but it’s here. It’s happening. I’ve loved seeing photos of flowers blooming and of that fresh, yellow-green color of new growth. Today’s writing prompt is … Continue reading →